"The Last Olympian" (2009) by Rick Riordan REVIEW

It's sad when a good series ends. You're left there to say good-bye to the characters, good-bye to the adventures, good-bye to their world.

According to The Great Prophecy, something big happens when Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon, turns sixteen: He would have to make a choice that will either save or destroy Olympus and our world. Unfortunately for Percy, his sixteenth birthday is only a week away. Even more unfortunate, Kronos, the Titan Lord of Time, is almost fully revived and is using Luke's body as his temporary shell, and all efforts to stop him from reaching New York only end in losses. Just when things couldn't possibly get worse for Percy, the gods leave Olympus unattended to stop the rampaging storm known as Typhon, leaving Percy and his friends to fend Olympus themselves and take on Kronos demigod-to-Titan.

The perfect final installment to an amazing series, The Last Olympian delivers explosive action and touching moments as readers say farewell to the world of Percy Jackson (that is, until they meet him again in Son of Neptune). Well-written, Rick Riordan takes his time developing the plot and the characters, showing readers how far they have come since the beginning with a steady pace, and even though this installment brings the series on a much more serious and darker tone, Rick Riordan still masterfully weaves comical humor and twists throughout the book and ends the series on a high note.

No one could ask for a better ending to a series, and who would of thought that this isn't actually the end? The adventure continues in the spin-off series Heroes of Olympus!

5/5 Stars

You can purchase the entire series from Amazon for only $21 here!

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